Virginia Living Museum
View endangered red wolves. Get up close to a loggerhead turtle and moon jellies. See fish with no eyes and frogs that change colors. Touch live spider crabs and fossilized dinosaur tracks. It's all at the Virginia Living Museum, Newport News, where living exhibits depict Virginia's natural heritage from the mountains to the sea. Experience a steamy cypress swamp and cool mountain cove. Explore the underwater world of the Chesapeake Bay and the underground realm of a limestone cave. Touch famous Bay creatures. Kids will especially enjoy the touch tank with its sea stars and horseshoe crabs. Plus enjoy hands-on activities at four Discovery Centers. See spectacular views of the sun from the observatory. Venture into space in the state-of-the-art digital planetarium theater. Outdoors, stroll the boardwalk to view coastal birds, beavers, otters, coyotes and other animals in naturalized habitats. Butterfly garden, Virginia Garden and landscape plantings display an extensive array of native plants. Learn how to live, build and garden green in the Conservation Garden and Living Green House.
Minutes away at I-64, Exit 258-A
Our planetarium is closed for renovations until further notice.
Hours: Labor Day to Memorial Day 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Summer hours 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Closed Thanksgiving, December 24, 25 and January 1.
Admission: Required.
Contact Information
524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard
Newport News, Virginia.
Phone: 757-595-1900
Virginia Living Museum Website
